Hairlarious!
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jst...@...> wrote:
>
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <no_reply@> wrote:
> <snip>
> > There is actually a scene in "Dances With Wolves"
> > in which an Indian woman is helping Stands With
> > A Fist comb her hair. Obviously, that is something
> > she did regularly. Obviously, it didn't work for
> > very long. Obviously, the Sioux women had zero
> > problem with this.
>
> "Hey, Kevin, you know, it really looks kind of strange
> for Mary's hair to be so unkempt when all the Indian
> women wear theirs neatly in braids or tied back,
> especially when her character is supposedly so loyal to
> the tribe."
>
> "Well, I was thinking that her hair reflected how she'd
> lost the veneer of civilization because she was brought
> up by Indians."
>
> "You mean, that she'd become wild and savage just
> like them?"
>
> "Er...I see what you mean. Hadn't thought of it that
> way. But we've shot too many scenes now to do them
> over. Wait, I have an idea. In the scene we're about
> to shoot where she's preparing for her wedding, we'll
> just have one of the Indian women helping her comb
> her hair. That way, if anybody accuses us of racism,
> we'll point to that scene to show she's making a stab
> at good grooming, and that the Indians don't hold her
> hair against her. That ought to work. Whaddya think?"
>
> "Well...for CYA purposes, maybe."
>
> "Great, glad you agree. Appreciate your bringing this
> to my attention. Say, Mary..."
>
